84 m. ago Cost of Police Scotland's Operation Portaledge hits half a million

New figures released by Police Scotland under Freedom of Information show the cost of their crackdown on gangland violence codenamed Operation Portaledge has cost the force more than £500,000.

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4 h. ago Senators want answers from Coast Guard on how it probes displays of swastikas or other hate symbols

Two senators who lead a bipartisan antisemitism task force say they want more information from the U.S. Coast Guard about its policy regarding displays of swastikas, nooses or other hate symbols

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17 h. ago Police informant was willing to testify that missing teenager Charlene Downes was killed by man with connections to Blackpool's criminal underworld, claims retired detective

The informant was willing to testify that a man linked to a criminal network in Blackpool had killed Charlene after sexually abusing her.

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22 h. ago Horror as woman, in her 30s, sexually assaulted while out on a morning run as cops launch urgent probe

COPS have launched a probe after a woman was pulled to the ground and seriously sexually assaulted while on her morning jog. The victim, in her 30s, was running along a path just before 6am on Wednesday morning when an unknown man approached her and sexually assaulted her. Suffolk Police have appealed for information and...

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25 h. ago Haunting details emerge after killing of two Australian brothers 'thrown down a well' in Mexico

The 23-year-old has been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison in relation to the alleged murder of of two Australian brothers Mexico as their families give statements to the court

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29 h. ago I was so scared of driving I'd have panic attacks at the wheel. Here's how I beat the phobia

I didn't need a psychology degree to figure out that the roots of my fear lay in the trauma of seeing my eight-year-old sister knocked down and killed by a car when I was nine, writes HELEN CARROLL.

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42 h. ago £50K reward in hunt for parents as baby found in shallow grave in UK park

Police are offering £50,000 for information that solves the mystery of baby Ava, who was found dead in a shallow grave in a Salford park last year

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44 h. ago Bo'ness crash: Man, 33, in 'critical condition' after crash as police appeal for dash

Police are appealing for information.

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63 h. ago Police issue CCTV appeal after reports of man acting 'suspiciously'

Police are appealing for people with information to come forward to help identify a man they wish to speak with

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3 d. ago Kessler Twins who performed with Frank Sinatra die by assisted suicide on same day

Police were informed Monday that the 89-year-olds had opted for ‘assisted suicide’

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3 d. ago Kessler Twins who performed with Frank Sinatra choose to die on same day

Police were informed Monday that the 89-year-olds had opted for ‘assisted suicide’

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3 d. ago Tributes paid to 'genuine, down to earth' man killed in Ireland crash

Dylan Commins was one of five young people killed in a car accident in Ireland over the weekend

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3 d. ago Aleksandr Benga: Police launch new appeal one year after teenager disappeared on Stornoway

Police are urging anyone with any information to come forward.

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4 d. ago Moment SUV carries out ram raid on computer shop that left owner £50k down

The CCTV footage shows the vehicle repeatedly reversing into a store in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Police are appealing for information after 90% of the stock was taken

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5 d. ago Five young people killed in crash on way to night out named and pictured

Police have appealed for information about the two-vehicle crash

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6 d. ago Woman thought she was going to die as violent partner attacked

Aiden Ford, 30, kicked a bathroom door down to attack his partner, who though he was going to kill her.

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6 d. ago Accomplices in murder of Mexican mayor who took on cartels found dead

Carlos Manzo, 40, the mayor of Uruapan, Mexico, was gunned down at the start of November with his assassin killed and now the bodies of two accomplices have also been found by a roadside

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6 d. ago Leicestershire boy, 15, missing for a week as cops plead for help

Jayden Baker, 15, from Leicestershire, was last seen in Northampton at about 6.30pm on Sunday, November 8, and police are now urging anyone who has information over his whereabouts to get in touch

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7 d. ago Killer who gunned down gangster Marc Webley was pals with man who died fleeing into freezing water

Grant Hunter shot Marc Webley at the Anchor Inn just before midnight on New Year’s Eve two years ago.

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7 d. ago People reaching State Pension age can no longer claim these benefits

Some people may not be aware of benefits or payments which can no longer be claimed after reaching retirement age.

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